Low-speed chase nets larceny suspect

A low-speed vehicle chase has resulted in a suspected larcenist being taken into custody by police officers.

Updated at 5:49 p.m.

A low-speed vehicle chase has resulted in a suspected larcenist being taken into custody by police officers.

At approximately 4:50 p.m. on Tuesday, Jacksonville Police Officers confronted a larceny suspect at the Yopp Road Wal-Mart, who fled the scene in their vehicle. Police officers began pursuit of the suspect until the suspect abandoned his vehicle and ran away in the vicinity of Northwoods Shopping Center.

Officers continued their pursuit on foot and were able to apprehend the suspect, according to Beth Purcell, the public relations representative for the Jacksonville Police Department. The suspect, whose identity was not made readily available by Purcell, is being processed by the Jacksonville Police Department.